The Love Olympics

byClaire Wilkshire

October 10, 2021|
The Love Olympics by Claire Wilkshire
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***2021 BMO WINTERSET AWARD – FINALIST***

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Warm, funny, and stylistically savvy, these stories follow an interlocking set of characters and the people they love.

Characters weave their way in and out of The Love Olympics, a collection of short fiction set in St. John’s. The book is about various forms of love—the ways love grips us, shakes us, releases or envelops us. The stories are smart, witty, funny, warm, and surprising; they capture the preoccupations of characters from different generations who are closely or only tangentially connected to one another. This collection explores people’s aspirations, fears, and vulnerabilities; their generosity and desire for connection; their willingness to see past flaws and appreciate other human beings in all their complexity.

Claire Wilkshire is a writer, editor, translator and teacher living in St. John’s with her husband, writer Larry Mathews. They have two adult children. Maxine (2013) is Claire’s first novel. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Grain, the New Quarterly, Event, and the Fiddlehead. She’s a founding ...
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Title:The Love Olympics
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:216 pages, 8 X 5.25 X 0.7 in
Shipping dimensions:216 pages, 8 X 5.25 X 0.7 in
Published:October 10, 2021
Publisher:Breakwater Books Ltd
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9781550819083

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